In article <35mdidF4oqvtdU1@individual.net>,
riverman wrote:
> "Bobby" wrote in message
> news:35g1n9F4kee24U1@individual.net...
> > What is the best way to use your mobile phone while in Kenya (Nairobi then
> > safari then Mombassa)? I'm on T-Mobile in UK.
> >
> > Cheers.
> >
> > Bobby
> Bobby: Just buy a local chip, and send SMS messages to your
> friends in the UK telling them your Kenyan number. I was just
> there about 5 weeks ago, and a Kenyan phone chip cost the
> equivalent of 5 pounds, and came with 2 pounds of credit. You
> can recharge it almost anywhere.
> Get the chip at a street stall, NOT in your hotel. I was in
> the Hilton, and they more than doubled the cost.
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Be aware that many UK phone providers "block" phones to only use
their network SIM card. You can check this by taking the phone
into, say, a different networks shop and asking if they can make
it "Pay as you Go". This will be expensive.
There are private shops/stalls in the UK that will unblock your
phone. I paid £10. Thus will then allow you to use other SIM
cards bought in other countries. Other posters will tell you if
this service is available in Kenya - I would be surprised if it
wasnt :-))
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